Puppies

Border to Border Litter: Summer 2022

Tuli

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Arlo

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Tuli and Arlo each have a great temperament good for a family dog and are generally pretty fearless. Read about each of them below. Five pups were born (all tawny). Size should be very average for a Chinook (likely no particularly large dogs for this litter).

This is a satellite litter for Desert Sol Chinooks with the puppies being raised in San Diego, CA with Tuli's family and Desert Sol assisting Tuli's family as much as possible, including the screening and supporting of the puppy’s new homes. If interested in a puppy from this litter please fill out a puppy application.

Dam - 'PR' Desert Sol Sweet Tuli

Birth Date: 11/29/2018

Pedigree: Click here to see Tuli's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: OFA Normal 2/24/2022

Stats: 49 pounds, 22 inches

Registration: UKC - B281,531; AKC - WS66168803

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Tuli has an unreservedly sweet and outgoing temperament, loving other dogs, kids, strangers, wildlife and our pet cats. Admirers often comment on how much she looks like a friendly coyote, often just before being surprised with a Chinook face kiss. She’s made quite a fan club of those who love her temperament. In her “compact mode” Tuli is small ( - and patient! - ) enough to crawl in an extra-large camping backpack or under the seat of an airplane, and will even curl up on any available lap during the work day, when not snoozing for hours in her den.

She’s eager to please, and even demurs to the cat’s fickle rules. After much coaching, she’s learned to “speak” on command, something she previously reserved only to shout in the excitement of seeing another dog who might be coaxed into a game of chase. We have yet to find anything that scares this fearless daredevil: whether fireworks, vacuum cleaners, rock climbing or ocean paddleboarding, she’s okay with it all. Her favorite activities include skijouring, wilderness scrambling or tidepooling (where she’s an expert at jumping from rock to rock and dodging getting damp from incoming waves). She loves her daily walks on the beach and playing fetch with found objects.

Sire - 'PR' Wachusett Gulbrun Wulfgar (Arlo)

Birth Date: 7/3/2017

Pedigree: Click here to see Arlo's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: OFA Normal 1/22/2022

Stats: 68 pounds, 25.5 inches

Registration: UKC - A989,437; AKC - WS58177502

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Arlo has a fun, goofball personality. He loves his human family deeply - his happiest place is surrounded by his 5 human siblings and out hiking in the woods with his people. He is brave and not scared of anything (vacuum, fireworks, loud music etc.). He is super friendly with other dogs and has many dog friends both male and female. If he is confronted by an aggressive or dominant dog...he definitely lets them be alpha. He barks when the doorbell rings or if a stranger walks into the house but other than that...he is not noisy. He has met cats and even had a bunny who lived with us for the first few years of his life and albeit he was super interested in the bunny- he was always gentle and kind....same with the cats he has met.

He loves kids as he has grown up surrounded by them and has a special bond with my youngest daughter who was only 2 years old when we got Arlo. He lets her play dress up with him, lie all over him, read to him....the list goes on. His favourite thing is to lie in her room while I'm putting her to bed and wake her up in the morning with kisses. He enjoys camping and having mountain bike adventures. He loves water that he can stand in (rivers or shallow ocean) but is not as keen on deep water- he will not go in a swimming pool (thank goodness). He has been very easy to train and knows the rules. He is easygoing and very, very affectionate.

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Week 1

Week 1 - 6/4/2022

Desert Sol Sweet Tuli (Tuli) and Wachusett Gulbrun Wulfgar (Arlo) welcomed five beautiful, healthy pups into the world between the waning hours of Saturday, 6/4 and early morning hours of Sunday 6/5.

Overall the whelping went well, with a couple of trickier prolonged labor/births. Every pup was born right into our (Tuli's peoples') hands, and that was very special for Tuli’s level of trust with us. We had good help during the process, and are grateful for the outpouring of support we received in supplies and vet care/advice. We are navigating the trickiness of getting photogenic pics of squirmy newborns, all with an overly attentive awesome doggy mom (seriously, she’s hyper-attentive, no problems there!). She’s learning to let us take the pups from her. All pups are tawny and some have masks (thank Arlo!). A couple of them are already vocal pups, so hopefully we hear some cute "Roo Roos" soon! And we’re all already getting Chinook kisses from puppies. They are all growing at a good rate, latched immediately and seem robust behaviorally: they all look healthy and happy! We are fortunate!

As for the Border to Border name, Tuli traveled all the way from San Diego to BC, Canada so the name seemed fitting. Each pup's kennel name was chosen by the 9-year-old daughter of the sire's family so even far away they can continue to be a part of this litter.

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Puppies

Border to Border Litter: Summer 2022

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Dam - 'PR' Desert Sol Sweet Tuli

Sire - 'PR' Wachusett Gulbrun Wulfgar (Arlo)

Week 1

Week 1 - 6/4/2022

So now, the moment you've all been waiting for, we would like to introduce the puppies of the Border to Border litter, in order of appearance:

Desert Sol Magic

Desert Sol Hippo

Desert Sol Pickle

Desert Sol Rainbow

Desert Sol Spice

Week 2

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Week 5-6

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Week 8